It's a race to protect Flagstaff against monsoon flooding after devastating wildfires
In 2022, a fire tore through 40 square miles of the eastern slopes of the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, burning away the trees and grasses that bolster the hills’ resilience against rainwater runoff and threatening several thousand homes. Since then, county officials have raced against more rain to control that runoff.
Source: fronterasdesk.org